WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What country colonized Morocco until 1956?
A
Portugal
B
Belgium
C
France
D
United Kingdom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Morocco formally achieved its independence from France on March 2, 1956.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French protectorate in Morocco, also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco between 1912 and 1956.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French conquest of Morocco began in 1907 and continued until 1934. By the Treaty of Fez of 1912, France imposed a protectorate over Morocco and spent the next two decades taking control of the country. Morocco becomes a French protectorate.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the time, Morocco, western Algeria and Spain (al-Andalus), were under the rule of the Almoravids, a Sanhaja Berber dynasty.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate.

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